Paris/16th arrondissement

By Métro

• runs along the northern border of the arrondissement, stopping in the 16th (from East to West) at Charles de Gaulle-Etoile, Argentine and Porte Maillot
• has its western terminus in the 16th - the stations within the arrondissement are (from East to West) Charles de Gaulle-Etoile, Victor Hugo and Porte Dauphine (said terminus)
• traverses the 16th north-south, with stations between Alma-Marceau and Porte de Saint-Claud falling within the arrondissement.
• loops through the southern part of the 16th, starting at Mirabeau
• goes from the Etoile southwards through the 16th, exiting it by crossing the Seine towards the 15th between Passy and Bir-Hakeim

Museum

Celette

• Palais de ChaillotGreat perspective on the Eiffel Tower and Left Bank from Place du Trocadéro in between the two buildings of the palais. Former location of the Palais du Trocadéro. It accomodates three museums, an aquarium, and the Theatre Nationale du Chaillot.

• Musée Marmottan

  phone: +33 1 44 96 50 33
  address: 2 rue Louis-Boilly, 16th
  This charming museum is owned by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts. Its main collection areas, the result of several large donations, include: First Empire art and furnishings; illuminated manuscripts; and Impressionist art, including the largest Monet collection in the world and works by Renoir, Manet, Morisot, Caillebotte and Gauguin.

• Musée en Herbe

  phone: +33 1 40 67 97 66
  address: Jardin d'Acclimation, Bois de Boulogne
  With a teaching style based on fun and humour, the Musée en Herbe offers classes and games about art especially designed for children. Observation, imagination and identification games permit kids to discover the works of art and objects shown, at their own pace. The exhibits are all hands-on so kids can have a free reign in the museum, and if that's not enough there are workshops as well.

• Palais de Tokyo

  phone: + 01 81 97 35 88
  address: 13, avenue du Président Wilson 75116 Paris
  The Palais de Tokyo is Paris's largest specialist contemporary art exhibition venue, owned and operated by the national government. The building dates to 1937 and also includes the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris.

• Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

  phone: + 01 53 67 40 00
  address: 11 avenue du Président Wilson - 75116 Paris
  The east wing of the Palais de Tokyo holds the modern art collection of the city of Paris, dating roughly from World War I to date (the older part of the collection is at the Petit Palais in the 8th), including around 10,000 works.

• Musée Dapper

  phone: +33 1 45 00 91 75
  address: 35 bis, rue Paul Valéry
  This small museum hosts high quality African art exhibitions. It also features an interesting bookshop and cafe.

• Fondation Louis Vuitton

  address: 8, avenue de Mahatma Gandhi
  20th- and 21st-century art in a building designed by Frank Gehry

• Musée Yves Saint Laurent

  phone: +33 1 44 31 64 00
  address: 5 avenue Marceau

• Musée Nationale de la Marine

  phone: +33 1 53 65 69 69
  address: 17 place du Trocadéro
  The Paris branch of the National Maritime Museum is closed for renovation until 2021.

• Musée de l'Homme

  phone: +33 1 44 05 72 72
  address: 17 Place du Trocadero
  The Museum of Mankind, accomodated in the Palais du Chaillot, is an anthropological museum covering the history of mankind and human societies.

• Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine

  phone: +33 1 58 51 52 00
  address: 1 place du Trocadéro
  The City of Architecture and Heritage, accomodated in the Palais du Chaillot, is a museum and gallery of French architecture. The centrepiece is the spectacular Hall of Casts, a collection of full-size plaster casts of facades, towers, doorways and windows of great buildings from all over France. Architecture of the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries is represented by additional galleries of models and images.

Parks

• Jardin d'AcclimatationThe northwest corner of the Bois de Boulogne is occupied by the oldest operating amusement park in the world, the Jardin d'Acclimatation, which is mainly known for offering a wide range of amusements which are appropriate even for very small children. They have miniature roller-coasters for children as small as three years, and the usual range of pony rides etc.

• Jardins du TrocadéroTourists cross this park with the large fountain on the way to the Place du Trocadéro viewpoint to the Eiffel Tower.

Le Corbusier world heritage

• Villa La Roche

  address: 10 Square du Docteur Blanche

• Villa Jeanneret

  address: 8 Square du Docteur Blanche

• Immeuble Molitor

  address: 24 rue Nungessor & Coli

DXR

• Bois de BoulogneA park along the western edge of the 16ème arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. The Bois de Boulogne has an area of , which is 2.5 times larger than Central Park in New York, and 3.3 times larger than Hyde Park in London. At night time, the area welcomes a different scene, and becomes one of Paris' most prominent red-light districts.

BikerNormand

• Swim at Piscine Molitor

  phone: +33 1 56 07 08 93
  address: 13 rue Nungesser Et Coli
  A stunning classical swimming pool complex. The pool is known for its Art Deco designs and the popular introduction of the bikini by Louis Réard on 5 July 1946. The character Pi Patel in the novel/movie Life of Pi was named after this pool. Nowadays it houses a 5-star hotel as well. Access for non-hotel guests is very pricey — you must book a spa package for €230.

• French OpenThe second of each year's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments is held over two weeks in late May and early June at Stade Roland Garros in the Bois de Boulogne. The venue is open for tours year-round whenever tournaments are not scheduled, and the French Tennis Federation operates its national museum of the sport, the Tenniseum , at the site.

• Paris Saint-GermainFootball club playing in the top-level Ligue 1. Home ground is Parc des Princes. Ticket information is available online only in French . It has picked up an impressive array of international stars, and has also purged most of the violence and racism that once embarrassed the club throughout the world.

• Stade FrançaisRugby club in the Top 14, and a perennial title contender. Stade's traditional home ground of Stade Jean-Bouin, across the street from Parc des Princes, reopened in 2013 after a major renovation. Ticket information is available online in English.

• Horse racingSome of the world's best thoroughbred racing can be seen at two venues in the Bois de Boulogne. Hippodrome de Longchamp, used exclusively for flat racing, hosts many of France's top races, including the internationally famous Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on the first weekend in October. Hippodrome d'Auteuil is used exclusively for steeplechase racing, and hosts many top-quality races in that discipline.

• OECD Headquarters & Conference Centre

  address: 2 rue André Pascal
  Hosts many international meetings (its website claims that 40,000 delegates attend meetings there each year).

Nick-D

• Rue de PassyLined with high-end clothes and homewares shops

• Passy Plaza

  address: 53 rue de Passy
  Includes a large supermarket and several mid-range retailers

• Centre Commercial des Belles Feuilles

  address: 14 Rue des Sablons
  This shopping centre features a vast Casino supermarket and a number of smaller shops, and is very useful for self-caterers. Several other supermarkets are located nearby.

Budget

• Carette

  phone: +33 1 47 27 98 85
  address: 4. Place du Trocadéro
  This Pâtisserie and Salon de thé also has great food. The salads are amazing, and there is delicious cakes for dessert.

Mid-range

• La Gare Chaussée De La Muette

• Le Malakoff

  phone: +33 1 45537527
  address: 6 place du Trocadéro
  Just take the menu of the day

• Le Coq

  phone: +33 1 47278952
  address: 2 place du Trocadéro
  A hip and trendy modern brasserie where the 16th arrondissement's posh population meets

• Café Brassac

  phone: +33 1 45 53 21 63
  address: 37, ave. Kléber
  Very nice cafe with good lunch and dinner. Lots of people go their for business lunch

Splurge

• L'Astrance

  phone: +33 1 4050 8440
  address: 4 rue Beethoven
  3 Michelin stars. Considered one of the best restaurants of Paris. Do not go there, if you are hungry and want to get full.

• Café de l'Homme

  phone: +33 1 44 05 30 15
  address: 17 Place du Trocadero
  Get a fantastic view of the Eiffel Tower from this restaurant-tearoom opposite the Champ de Mars. Just next to the Musee de l'Homme, there certainly are worse spots to grab a drink or two. Bad service towards tourists according to online reviews.

Budget

• Best Western Hotel Victor Hugo

  phone: +33 1 45 53 76 01
  address: 19 rue Copernic

• Le Hameau de Passy

  phone: +33 1 42 88 47 55
  address: 48 rue de Passy
  Clean, quiet and good value hotel located in the centre of the Passy area

Mid-range

• Hotel Eiffel Kennedy

  phone: +33 1 45 24 45 75
  address: 12 Rue Boulainvilliers
  Small three star hotel (33 rooms).

• Hôtel Gavarni

  phone: +33 1 45 24 52 82
  address: 5 Rue Gavarni
  In the heart of the Passy village and its fashion boutiques. It's the first independent hotel in Paris to have been awarded the European Ecolabel. Fully air-conditioned, free WiFi.

• Mon Hotel

  phone: +33 1 45 02 76 76
  address: 1 Rue d'Argentine
  A boutique hotel in the vicinity of Place d'Etoile

• Hotel Longchamp Elysées

  address: 68, rue de Longchamp
  3-star boutique hotel.

Splurge

• Hotel Keppler

  phone: +33 1 472 06505
  address: 10, rue Kepler
  In the entertainment district with 34 guestrooms and 5 suites. A winter garden and bar is available within the hotel.

• Peninsula Paris

  address: 19 Avenue Kléber
  Opening in 2014, the meticulously hotel, known before the Second World War as the Hotel Majestic, has 200 rooms including 24 suites in this 19th century classic Haussman building.

• Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero

  phone: +33 1 44 05 66 66
  address: 55-57 Raymond Poincare
  A quiet small hotel with a courtyard north of metro Victor Hugo. Wired internet at rooms.

• Hotel Molitor - MGallery Collection

  phone: +33 1 560 708 50
  address: 13 rue Nungesser et Coli
  The Piscine Molitor swimming pool complex, featured prominently in the book and film The Life of Pi, has been pretty much dismantled and rebuilt after many years of decay, becoming reborn triumphantly in 2014 as a luxury hotel, a part of the MGallery Collection.